Catalyzing mineral weathering for permanent, safe and cost-effective carbon storage

Catalyzing mineral weathering for permanent, safe and cost-effective carbon storage Martin Van Den Berghe, CEO of Cytochrome, discusses catalyzing mineral weathering for permanent, safe, and cost-effective carbon storage. Earth is unique as it is the only planet we know that harbours life. The geological record informs us that both life and liquid water have been inalienable components of our planet for over 3 billion years. Yet three billion years ago, the sun was emitting only about 75% of its current solar radiation, which was not enough heat to sustain liquid water under present atmospheric conditions. Earth was able to sustain liquid water through a very strong greenhouse effect from very high atmospheric CO2 concentrations. Over the eons the sun gradually got brighter and hotter, and atmospheric CO2 concentrations, in turn, gradually decreased through continuous weathering. (1, 2)